Condiment container



Nov. 6 1923. 1,473,552

E. GUBICH CONDIMENT CONTAINER Filed .Feb. 26 1923 61m: neq

Patented Nov. 6, i923.-

EMEBIK GUBICH, F MOLIS, i.

CONDIMENT CONTAINER.

Application filed February 26, 1828. Serial Ho. 821,181.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMERIK GUnIcH, a citizen of Hungary, residin at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and Stateof Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Condiment Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combination salt shaker and pepper dredge and the mam object is to provide a container having two chambers, for salt and pepper, respectively, and means for opening either of said chambers so that the desired contents can be shaken out through the top thereof. Further ob'ects will be disclosed in the course of the ollowing specification and areillustrated in the structure shown in the accompanying drawing, in which: .30 Fig. 1 is an elevation of the device on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a diametrical section as seen sub- 251' stantially on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 in Fig. 3.

Referring'to the drawing by reference characters 5-designates the shell or casing 80 of the device which is preferably made of two halves or sections, fiuxed or welded together in a seam as at 6. A top or cover 7 and a bottom 8 are permanently secured in the ends of the casing by being fixed in annular recesses therein. The container is divided diametrically into two chambers S and P, by a hollow partition 10 consisting of two plates whose edges are seated in small grooves running around the inner sides of the casing 5, the top 7 and bottom 8.

Interposed between the plates of the hollow partition 10 is a flat bar. 11, formed rigid with the base 8 by a connecting pin 12. A pair of push buttons 13 and 14 are slidably mounted in the base 8, and have rods 15 and 16, respectively, which project up through the bar 11, and continue up.

through aboss 17 on the plate 7) to en g under lids 18 an 19, respectively, w ich are hingedly mounted on the cover 7, as at 20. The ends of a coil spring 21 en age against the lids 18 and 19, and hold t em yieldably closed against the perforations in the cover 7. i

A pair of springs 22 are interposed between the bar 11 and the buttons 13, 14, to hold the latter and the rods 15 16 normally down. This downward movement is limited by a pair of oil's'ets 23, in the rods-15, 16, while the upward movements of the rods are limited by a pair of ofi'set shoulders 24, which engage against the boss 17. Each chamber P and 'S is provided with a filling hole having a removable ca 25.

The use and operation 0 the device may be briefly described as follows, it being understood that the chamber S contains salt and the chamber P contains pepper, or some other condiment. If salt is wanted the container is taken in the hand and turned up sidedown. The operator then pushes the proper button 13 or 14 (which may be marked to indicate S or P) until the correspondin lid 18 or 19 is opened, when by slight s aking the contents will be discharged as desired. When the button is released the spring 21 will restore the lid 18 to its closed position.

It is understood that suitable modifications may be made in the general design and structural details of this invention, rovided, however that such modifications come within the s irit and scope of the a pended claims. aving now therefore fu y shown and described my invention, what I claim to be new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: Y

1. In -a-condiment container having two chambers separated by a hollow partition, a pair of semi-circular lids closin the respective upper ends of said cham ers, and hingedly mounted to swing from the same axis, spring means for normally closing the lids, and means for selectively o enin the lids consisting of a pair of ro s sli ably mounted in sald hollow partition and actuable from the bottom of the container, the upper ends of said rods extending through the top of the container for engagement against the respective lids.

2. In a condiment container having two chambers separated by a hollow partition, a pair of semi-circular lids closin the upper ends of said chambers, an hingedly mounted to swing from the same axis, spring means for normally closing the lids, a pair of reds slidehly mounted in the hollow partition and projectin below the container E5 for manual manipu ation, the upper ends of said. rods slidebly projectin though the upper end of the container or frictional engagement against the respective lids, eml spring means or normally holding said rods out of engagement with the lids.

In testimony whereof I efix my signeture.

EMERIK GUBKGH. 

